After the trio signed with Wayne Sharp, they quickly recruited Joey Zehr, a fellow Berklee student, to play drums, and he brought in Eric Dill, a childhood friend from Indianapolis, to be lead vocalist. The next step was recording a demo with producer Mike Denneen, best known for his work with Fountains Of Wayne. A four song demo landed them a major label recording contract with Lava, an Atlantic Records label, by the end of July 2004.

The Click Five became a high priority for Lava's artist development. The label secured the group an opening spot on Ashlee Simpson's concert tour. Before long, the group had generated their own loyal following and some attending the concert missed portions of Simpson's performance to take part in autograph sessions with the Click Five.

The Click Five's first recording was an EP created to sell at concert appearances. The EP included "Angel To You (Devil To Me)," co-written by Kiss' Paul Stanley. The band quickly sold over 10,000 copies of the EP to fans. This release was followed by the single "Just the Girl." It debuted at #90 on the Billboard Pop singles chart in mid-July 2005. By mid-August "Just the Girl" had become a fixture on MTV's TRL countdown and the group were wowing audiences as an opening act for the Backstreet Boys.

Greetings From Imrie House, the Click Five's first album, was released August 16, 2005. Entering the Billboard charts at #15 it was the highest charting debut of the year by a rock band. The Click Five returned in the spring of 2007 with the single "Jenny" preceding release of a sophomore album titled Modern Minds and Pastimes. The band also introduced a new lead singer, 20-year-old Kyle Patrick.

On Wednesday, May 6, 2009, Chris Daughtry will perform on American Idol to play the first single on his forthcoming album. The single, "No Surprise," is a collaboration among Chris Daughtry, Chad Kroeger, Eric Dill and Rune Westberg.